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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
| Hopefully_Anonymous |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 9:41 am
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| I am really not trying to have a go (in case you;re not either) I am not trying to have a go, and nobody darkens any forum by asking for help. As far as I can see, you perceive a very negative reaction to your application before you have made it. If you currently attend a doctor who believes that y... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
| Hopefully_Anonymous |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 8:50 am
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| Hi again. Sorry I am really not trying to have a go (in case you;re not either) but my Aspergers is definitely a problem because it is a lifelong disorder on the list of "Biologically affective mental disorders" in the WHO manual used by USCIS to define what you do/do not need to disclose at medical... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 7:20 am
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| THIS is the problem. This right here. The US visa medical form.http://travel.state.gov/pdf/medical/LND-MED-ENGL-0001-0808.pdf Last page. Obviously your Asperger's syndrome is not an issue. Your past history of violence etc is an issue, and so is your difficult relationship with your doctor. You mea... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010, 6:38 am
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| Sorry, much as people try to sugarcoat it, fact is Aspergers is classified as a mental disorder. I am not sugar-coating anything. The fact is that Asperger's syndrome and autism are not mental disorders, or psychiatric disorders. If an autism spectrum disorder is the only issue, then the correct an... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 5:56 pm
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| Sorry, much as people try to sugarcoat it, fact is Aspergers is classified as a mental disorder. Saying to the US government "But it's not a mental disorder, just a DIFFERENCE" is never going to wash. If it's in the DSM, it's a mental disorder. Besides, how many of us here have an organic REASON for... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 2:50 pm
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| I have thought about it long and hard and I think I am going to ask the NHS for a non private psych, to go over my issues with abuse from others as it related to my Aspergers, my desperation to escape my father, how I ran straight into inappropriate relationships and why I am not in one now. I gave ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010, 1:22 pm
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| The trouble is I have self harming scars and past overdoses (were not serious suicide attempts.) Also my ex repeatedly told professionals - NOT GPs, psychiatric professionals, that I abused him. I also have professionals, not GPs, psychiatric professionals, stating that in their opinion I was psycho... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 9:39 am
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| What I;'m going to bring (posting tyhis so I won't forget): A letter from my boss saying I'm reliable and safe. My clean eCRB check (it's a police check that proves you are safe to work with the vunerable, if there was even a charge of carrying a knife sans prosecution, it would not be clean.) My ol... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 9:22 am
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| Thing is you CAN'T edit medical records without going to court. That's it, what's done is done. What I'm looking for is for them to acknowledge that I am stable. Unfortunately I tried to explain this to the doctor last week and ended up sounding like Rainman. No doubt this'll go on my file too. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 9:07 am
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| NHS is the wonderful National Health service which is completely marvellous EXCEPT for people with mental conditions. Here I pared it down already: 16/10/2010 Dear Dr ***************** I wish this statement to be considered by the NHS re. my varied history with mental health. I am a social care work... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 8:41 am
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| I faked the seizures during arguments with my ex, to make him stop. Might seem extreme but it was the only way I could relay "you are hurting me so bad I'm in mental crisis." Actually faked is the wrong word. I was in severe overload but I already knew that my childhood tactic of just dropping to th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 6:57 am
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| Actually basically all these issues are going to compromise my US visa. There are questions on the medical form that run as follows. "Have you ever had seizures?" "Have you ever been in trouble with the law because of a mental disorder?" "Do you or did you suffer from a mental illness whereupon ther... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Need advice to edit this letter to doctor - very, very long |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2010, 4:29 am
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| I just pulled my medical records, they are horrendous and they are going to severely compromise my ability to get a US visa to be with my husband. I am going to see the doctor this Wednesday but I will not be able to remember all this stuff. So I write it down. I am concerned they will not be intere... |
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